Bill Number: S. 900
Short Title: Consumer Energy Commission Act of 2001
Introduced: May 16, 2001
Sponsor: Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)

Purpose: To establish a Consumer Energy Commission to assess and provide recommendations regarding recent energy price spikes from the perspective of consumers.

Summary: Establishes the Consumer Energy Commission to conduct a nationwide study of significant price spikes in major U.S. consumer energy products during the ten years preceding the date of enactment of this Act, and report its findings to Congress.